Object Details
maker
Eng Aun Tong Tiger Medical Hall Rangoon
Description
One hexagonal glass jar of Tiger Balm ointment. This jar was part of a package of 12 jars transferred to the Smithsonian in 1956 by an office of the Bureau of Customs in San Francisco, California. Three other products were included in the transfer, all presumably imports from China and Hong Kong seized at Customs.
For the outer package (carton) see MG.M-06892.13.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
ca 1956
ID Number
MG.M-06892.12
catalog number
M-06892.12
accession number
210760
Object Name
otc preparation
Other Terms
Patent Medicines; Drugs; Non-Liquid
Measurements
overall: 1 1/2 in x 2 in x 1 7/8 in; 3.81 cm x 5.08 cm x 4.7625 cm
place made
Myanmar: Yangon, Yangon
Singapore: Singapore
China: Hong Kong, Victoria
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Medicine and Science: Medicine
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Beauty and Hygiene Products: Cure-alls
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Balm of America
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1455872